Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Alex Tiersky
Analyst in Foreign AffairsOn April 10, 2013, the Obama Administration submitted to Congress its
budget request for FY2014. The request for State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs totals $51.84 billion, which is about 0.8% below the
FY2013 post-sequester estimated funding level of $52.24 billion. Within
this total, $3.81 billion is designated as Overseas Contingency Operations
(OCO) funding, which is 68% below FY2013 estimated OCO funding of $11.91
billion. Of the total request, $16.88 billion is for State Department
Operations and related agencies, a 4.5% decline from the FY2013 funding
estimate. About $35.1 billion is for Foreign Operations, a 1.6% increase from the
FY2013 estimate. This report provides a brief overview of the FY2014 State
Department, Foreign Operations and Related Programs funding request, as well as
top-line analysis of House and Senate State-Foreign Operations appropriations
proposals and enacted continuing resolutions. It does not provide
information or analysis on specific provisions in the House and Senate legislation.

A table in the Appendix provides side-by-side account-level funding data
for FY2012, FY2013, the FY2014 request, and the pending FY2014 House and
Senate proposals. The FY2013 funding data used as a point of comparison
throughout this report represent post-sequestration estimates provided by
the Department of State and reflect across-the-board rescissions. These data
are not yet available for all accounts, or for country allocations. The
funding table in the Appendix will be updated as more information
becomes available.

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